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Arizona high school football Super 10 rankings: Week 6

One football team fell out, another made a big move in, but the top four remain rock solid among the state’s best at any division. A look at azcentral sports’ Super 10 after Week 6: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

One football team fell out, another made a big move in, but the top four remain rock solid among the state’s best at any division. A look at azcentral sports’ Super 10 after Week 6:
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No. 1 Chandler (1) 6-1 | There is so much speed and so many athletes on this team that it can cover up any mistakes they make during a game. Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

No. 1 Chandler (1) 6-1 | There is so much speed and so many athletes on this team that it can cover up any mistakes they make during a game.
Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

No. 3 Phoenix Mountain Pointe (3) 6-0 | QB Jack Smith and RB Macarious Blount have emerged as one of the state’s best dynamic duos, both taking turns making plays with their legs. Sean Logan/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

No. 3 Phoenix Mountain Pointe (3) 6-0 | QB Jack Smith and RB Macarious Blount have emerged as one of the state’s best dynamic duos, both taking turns making plays with their legs.
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No. 4 Peoria Centennial (4) 4-2 | All pumped up for the rematch with Scottsdale Chaparral, now a Division I rival. Sean Logan/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

No. 4 Peoria Centennial (4) 4-2 | All pumped up for the rematch with Scottsdale Chaparral, now a Division I rival.
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No. 5 Chaparral (x) 5-1 | Making a big return to the Super 10, coming off its biggest scoring output (61 points against Phoenix Horizon) since scoring 64 points against Tolleson in the first round of the 2013 playoffs. Sean Logan/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

No. 5 Chaparral (x) 5-1 | Making a big return to the Super 10, coming off its biggest scoring output (61 points against Phoenix Horizon) since scoring 64 points against Tolleson in the first round of the 2013 playoffs.
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No. 6 Mesa Desert Ridge (6) 5-1 | Starting to get healthier, which will be needed with a big Division I showdown coming up against Mountain Pointe. Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

No. 6 Mesa Desert Ridge (6) 5-1 | Starting to get healthier, which will be needed with a big Division I showdown coming up against Mountain Pointe.
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No. 7 Mesa Skyline (7) 6-0 | Grounding and pounding and keeping opposing players out of the end zone, for the most part, to stay atop the Division II rankings. Dominic Valente/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

No. 7 Mesa Skyline (7) 6-0 | Grounding and pounding and keeping opposing players out of the end zone, for the most part, to stay atop the Division II rankings.
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No. 8 Phoenix Desert Vista (8) 5-2 | Desert Vista was only down 21-14 in the fourth quarter before a couple of interceptions clinched it for Mountain Pointe. Sean Logan/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

No. 8 Phoenix Desert Vista (8) 5-2 | Desert Vista was only down 21-14 in the fourth quarter before a couple of interceptions clinched it for Mountain Pointe.
Sean Logan/azcentral sports

No. 9 Phoenix Brophy Prep (9) 4-2 | An extra week to recover from losing two games in a row on late field goals, the Broncos have to get ready for Hamilton. Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Ranking Arizona's Top 10 high school football teams: Week 6

No. 9 Phoenix Brophy Prep (9) 4-2 | An extra week to recover from losing two games in a row on late field goals, the Broncos have to get ready for Hamilton.
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azcentral sports' Richard Obert ranks the Top 10 Arizona high school football teams in each division after Week 6. The rankings work their way up from Division VI to Division I. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

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Corona del Sol's Kobee Marion (14) and Marcos de Niza's Montre Williams (8) attempt to catch a ball in the end zone at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, AZ on October 23, 2015. Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Sandra Day O'Connor's Brandon Esponilla rushes for a touchdown against Desert Mountain in the second quarter on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Phoenix. Sean Logan/azcentral sports

Mesa QB Roberto Baeza is fouled with a face mask penalty on his way to scoring a TD in the second quarter of play between Williams Field HS and Mesa HS at Williams Field in Gilbert on October 16, 2015.
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Centennial High School's David McGriff stiff arms Chaparral High School's Parker Walton during first half of action against Chaparral High School, at Centennial, Friday, October 9, 2015. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports

Chandler Basha wide receiver Adrian Rodriquez runs the ball after a short pass during their boys high school football game against Chandler on Friday, October 2, 2015. #hsfb Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Sunrise Mountain junior running back Garret Veldhuizen runs through the Agua Fria defense during a game against on Sept. 25, 2015 at Agua Fria in Avondale. Sunrise Mountain lead Agua Fria 45-3 at halftime. Alexis Macklin/azcentral sports

Sunnyslope's Pete Shnieder celebrates with Zach Coty after returning a fumble for a touchdown against Notre Dame in the second quarter at Notre Dame Prep on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 in Scottsdale, AZ. Sean Logan/azcentral sports

Pinnacle's Zachary Cerepanya-Robinson runs toward his teammates as a last chance Brophy Prep Hail Mary fell incomplete and Pinnacle won 32-31 at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, AZ on September 18, 2015. Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Pinnacle's Zachary Cerepanya-Robinson runs toward his teammates as a last chance Brophy Prep Hail Mary fell incomplete and Pinnacle won 32-31 at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, AZ on September 18, 2015. Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Cesar Chavez' CJ Jarmon (1) breaks a tackle from Alhambra's Melvin Kollie (32) and sprints to the end zone for a touchdown at Alhambra High School in Phoenix, AZ on September 11, 2015. Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Paradise Valley's Jordan Delaney (7) makes an interception in the end zone against Desert Edge at Paradise Valley High School in Paradise Valley, AZ on September 3, 2015. Patrick Breen/azcentral sports

Chandler T.J. Green, #4, celebrates a touchdown with Kyree Woods, #6, during a high school football game against Chaparral at Chaparral in Scottsdale on Friday, September 4, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Peoria Sunrise Mountain wide receiver Bryce Utter makes a catch during their high school football game against Phoenix Arcadia in Phoenix on Friday, September 4, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Hamilton High running back Jawhar Jordan attempts to escape the clutches of a Highland High defender during the first half of the high school football game at Highland High in Gilbert on Friday, September 4, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Highland High quarterback Weston Wallin is sacked by Hamilton High defensive lineman Garrett Rand during the first half of the high school football game at Highland High in Gilbert on Friday, September 4, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Peoria High quarterback Jonas Wallace is sacked by Sunnyslope High's Nick Lawlor (left) and Charlie Cunningham during the second half of the high school football game at Sunnyslope High in Phoenix on Friday, August 28, 2015. Sunnyslope won the game 33-3. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Laveen Betty Fairfax's Ardis Patterson tries to recover a punt during their high school football game against Phoenix Paradise Valley in Phoenix on Friday, August 28, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Peoria High running back Durrell Whitfield (right) fixes the helmet of his teammate Ramon Almaraz before the high school football game against Sunnyslope High at Sunnyslope High in Phoenix on Friday, August 28, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Sunnyslope High kicker Omar Pasillas (center) looks on before the team takes the field through a green tunnel for their high school football game against Peoria High at Sunnyslope High in Phoenix on Friday, August 28, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Centennial Quentin Gomez celebrates a touchdown with his team during a high school football game against Saguaro at Glendale Community College in Glendale on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Saguaro wide receiver Byron Murphy celebrates a touchdown during a high school football game against Centennial at Glendale Community College in Glendale on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Marcos de Niza Marrion Thornton, #5, breaks up a pass intended for Mountain Pointe Isaiah Pola-Mao #9, during a high school football game at Marcos de Niza in Tempe on Friday, August 21, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Mountain Pointe Isaiah Pola-Mao, #9, catches over Marcus de Niza defender Anthony Gonzales, #3, for the touchdown during a high school football game at Marcos de Niza in Tempe on Friday, August 21, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Former NFL quarterback and Desert Mountain High offensive coordinator Kurt Warner talks with Desert Mountain High's Anthony Chauhan (left) and Steele Preisel during the start of the high school football game against Queen Creek High at Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale on Friday, August 21, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Queen Creek High tight end Max Drew (7) celebrates after Queen Creek defeats Desert Mountain High 20-14 in overtime in the high school football game at Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale on Friday, August 21, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Queen Creek High takes the field before the high school football game between Desert Mountain High and Queen Creek High at Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale on Friday, August 21, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Mountain Pointe quarterback Jack Smith, is tackled by Marcos de Niza linebacker Avery Sanders while running with the ball during the 1st quarter of a high school football game at Marcos de Niza in Tempe on Friday, August 21, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Queen Creek High running back Gavin Danielson scores the game winning touchdown in overtime to defeat Desert Mountain High 20-14 in the high school football game at Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale on Friday, August 21, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Desert Mountain High running back Rourke Freeburg carries the ball against Queen Creek High during the first half of the high school football game at Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale on Friday, August 21, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Desert Mountain High senior Rocco Woodard waves the American flag before the high school football game between Desert Mountain High and Queen Creek High at Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale on Friday, August 21, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Liberty Senior Receiver Alex Jackson (6) makes a catch that was ruled incomplete by falling out of bounds during the game between Basha and Liberty, Friday, August 21, 2015, in Peoria, Ariz. Jeffrey Lowman/azcentral sports

Desert Vista was only down 21-14 in the fourth quarter before a couple of interceptions clinched it for Mountain Pointe.

No. 9 Phoenix Brophy Prep (9) 4-2

An extra week to recover from losing two games in a row on late field goals, the Broncos have to get ready for Hamilton.

No. 10 Paradise Valley (5) 6-0

Showed vulnerability for the first time this season in a 44-36 Division III victory over coach Greg Davis’ former school, Cave Creek Cactus Shadows.

Reach Obert at richard.obert@arizonarepublic.com or 602-460-1710. Follow him at twitter.com/azc_obert, Listen to the Which Wich High School Football Preview Show every Friday from 6-7 p.m., on NBC Sports Radio AM 1060 with Dan Manucci and Richard Obert.

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Marcos de Niza senior Sabrina Rubio performs during the Division II high school football state semifinals halftime show at Mountain View High school in Mesa on November 20, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

High school football fans bring out the jackets and blankets during a chilling night at the Division II high school football state semifinals at Mountain View High school in Mesa on November 20, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Skyline sophomore Abril Berumen performs during the Division II high school football state semifinals against Marcos de Niza at Mountain View High school in Mesa on November 20, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Goodyear Desert Edge cheerleaders cheer before their Division III high school football state semifinals game against Buckeye Verrado in Goodyear on Friday, November 20, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

The Goodyear Desert Edge color guard practices before their Division III high school football state semifinals game against Buckeye Verrado in Goodyear on Friday, November 20, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Goodyear Desert Edge cheerleaders perform before their Division III high school football state semifinals game against Buckeye Verrado in Goodyear on Friday, November 20, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

The Buckeye Verrado marching band performs before their Division III high school football state semifinals game against Goodyear Desert Edge in Goodyear on Friday, November 20, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Hamilton High cheerleaders cheer before the high school football game between Hamilton High and Centennial High at Hamilton High in Chandler on Friday, November 13, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

The Centennial High marching band performs before the high school football game between Hamilton High and Centennial High at Hamilton High in Chandler on Friday, November 13, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Gilbert Williams Field fans turn on their cell phone lights during a power outage at their high school football game against Avondale Westview in Gilbert on Friday, November 13, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Glendale Cactus junior Katie White performs before a football game against Sunrise Mountain at Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Sunrise Mountain won against Cactus 50-6. Alexis Macklin/azcentral sports

Sunrise Mountain cheerleader sophomore Skylar Newman leads the crowd in a cheer during a football game against Glendale Cactus at Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Sunrise Mountain won against Cactus 50-6. Alexis Macklin/azcentral sports

Sunrise Mountain cheerleaders lead the crowd in a cheer during a football game against Glendale Cactus at Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Sunrise Mountain won against Cactus 50-6. Alexis Macklin/azcentral sports

Sunrise Mountain students wait for the national anthem during a football game against Glendale Cactus at Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Sunrise Mountain won against Cactus 50-6. Alexis Macklin/azcentral sports

Chandler High students celebrate after Chandler High scored a touchdown against Hamilton High during the first half of the high school football game at Chandler High School in Chandler on Friday, October 30, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Chandler High cheers with the student section before the start of the high school football game against Hamilton High at Chandler High School in Chandler on Friday, October 30, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Hamilton High students celebrate after Hamilton High scored a touchdown against Chandler High during the first half of the high school football game at Chandler High School in Chandler on Friday, October 30, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Amanda Rogers, 16, and the Chandler marching band color guard practice before their high school football game against Brophy Prep at Phoenix College on Friday, October 23, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Fans react as Williams Field's Justis Stokes scores at the gun in the fourth quarter to put the icing on the cake in the game between Williams Field HS and Mesa HS at Williams Field in Gilbert on October 16, 2015. John Samora/azcentral sports

Williams Field fans huddle under umbrellas to avoid the rain prior to friday night's game between Williams Field HS and Mesa HS at Williams Field in Gilbert on October 16, 2015. John Samora/azcentral sports

Williams Field fans huddle under umbrellas to avoid the rain prior to friday night's game between Williams Field HS and Mesa HS at Williams Field in Gilbert on October 16, 2015. John Samora/azcentral sports

Centennial High School sophomore Jayden Anderson holds up a "This Is Our House" sign during first half of action against Chaparral High School, at Centennial, Friday, October 9, 2015. Tom Tingle/azcentral sports

Notre Dame students run onto the field before the game against Sunnyslope at Notre Dame Prep on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 in Scottsdale, AZ. Notre Dame dedicated its new field to former coach Scott Bemis, who died of cancer in 2012. Sean Logan/azcentral sports

Notre Dame students wait to be let onto the field before the game at Notre Dame Prep on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 in Scottsdale, AZ. Notre Dame dedicated its new field to former coach Scott Bemis, who died of cancer in 2012. Sean Logan/azcentral sports

Agua Fria junior cheerleader Quenisha Carter cheers at the end of a football game against Sunrise Mountain on Sept. 25, 2015 at Agua Fria in Avondale. Agua Fria lost to Sunrise Mountain 58-3. Alexis Macklin/azcentral sports

Agua Fria junior cheerleader Leilani Estrada does a stunt before the football game against Sunrise Mountain on Sept. 25, 2015 at Agua Fria in Avondale. Sunrise Mountain lead Agua Fria 45-3 at halftime. Alexis Macklin/azcentral sports

Laveen Betty Fairfax cheerleader Iman Toatley, 15, talks with her friend during their high school football game against Phoenix Paradise Valley in Phoenix on Friday, August 28, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Phoenix Paradise Valley's marching band member America Troupe, 14, listens to the National Anthem during their high school football game against Laveen Betty Fairfax in Phoenix on Friday, August 28, 2015. Michael Schennum/azcentral sports

Peoria High Marching Band Drum Major Ashlee Atkins leads the band before the high school football game against Sunnyslope High at Sunnyslope High in Phoenix on Friday, August 28, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Chloe Baldwin cheers with the Saguaro spirit line during a high school football game against Centennial at Glendale Community College in Glendale on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports

Desert Mountain High sophomore cheerleader Mikayla Wolinsky performs a stunt before the high school football game between Desert Mountain High and Queen Creek High at Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale on Friday, August 21, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Desert Mountain High senior Rocco Woodard waves the American flag before the high school football game between Desert Mountain High and Queen Creek High at Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale on Friday, August 21, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Queen Creek High marching band members Hunter Hangenhorst (left) and Megan Loponen (second from left) look on before taking the field to perform before the high school football game between Desert Mountain High and Queen Creek High at Desert Mountain High in Scottsdale on Friday, August 21, 2015. David Wallace/azcentral sports

Marcos de Niza bass drummer Cole Fiscus, right, plays during half-time at high school football game against Mountain Pointe at Marcos de Niza in Tempe on Friday, August 21, 2015. Cheryl Evans/azcentral sports